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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Dakota Access, LLC can now start hauling pipe across Jasper County. A permit and road damages agreement for secondary roads use was approved by the Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The agreement allows for temporary use of certain roadways throughout the Jasper County Secondary Road system to haul materials and equipment related to the construction and installation of the pipeline. Also, since the Dakota Access expects operations to generate roadway usage in excess of normal use, it is prepared to restore and repair damages done to the roads. Thousands of thirty-inch pipes to be used for the pipeline have
been stored in a farm field north east of Newton on East 76th Street North since April 2015. “This is actually an agreement that a bunch of counties got together and worked on,” county engineer Russ Stutt said. The Iowa Utilities Board gave Dakota Access — a subsidiary of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners — a green light to begin construction of the 343-mile Iowa segment of the project in an order earlier this month. The 1,164-mile pipeline will run from North Dakota to Illinois and will have a capacity of 540,000 barrels per day. But the IUB only gave the pipeline company permission to excavate in areas where all federal permits and private land easements have been obtained. The Iowa Department of Natu-
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ral Resources recently issued the company an exception to bore underneath Native American tribal lands through the Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area in Lyon County. The company will also have to negotiate with private landowners who still have not accepted voluntary construction and maintenance easements for the pipeline. Each county will mediate condemnation hearings between private landowners and Dakota Access. According to Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty, the first of these hearings in Jasper County is scheduled for July 21. Although, the sheriff said landowners could still choose to accept a voluntary easement and avoid the condemnation process. PIPELINE | 3A
By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News A limited-edition music set is up for auction and will benefit one Class of 2017 high school graduate. A collection that includes a compact disc of music and other items commemorating Jerry Naylor’s 50 years with the Crickets will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to a specific NHS scholarship fund. Longtime rock historian and concert promoter Dennis Farland said the sets were donated by Naylor, and anyone who wants to enter a silent-auction bid can enter their name and contact information at
Mattingly Music. The auction ends shortly before Labor Day weekend, which is when the winning bid will be announced. A Class of 2017 Newton High School senior will have a chance to apply for a Winter Dance Party scholarship next spring. “It’s a really unique set,” Farland said. “It has a number of authenticity and a signature from Jerry himself.” Naylor took over as the lead vocalist of The Crickets in the early 1960s after Buddy Holly was killed in the 1959 “Day the Music Died” plane crash in Clear Lake. He was one of AUCTION | 3A
Submitted Photo Graham Sullivan, Newton Main Street Board President, stands with Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Gov. Terry Branstad after receiving the Governor’s Volunteer Award during a ceremony Tuesday. The award recognizes the commitment, service and time that volunteers contribute each year to their communities.
Main Street Executive Director Andrew Bassman said. “Graham is always there when the program needs her and is incredibly deserving of the award and recognition.” Sullivan started with Newton Main Street after working with the Renew Newton campaign.
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“They took the remaining funds from Renew Newton and pledged it to Main Street. It kind of just morphed from Renew Newton to Main Street,” Sullivan said. “I think most of our board moved to Main Street, it is just the next phase.” SULLIVAN | 3A
Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Paul Mattingly, left, and Dennis Farland pose with portions of a special limited-edition Jerry Naylor set, honoring the musician who played with the Crickets after Buddy Holly’s death. The donated sets are being auctioned off, with the proceeds going a Newton High School scholarship fund.
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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News East 76th Street North is about to get busy with pipes being hauled to pipeline destinations across the state as the Jasper County Board of Supervisors gave approval for a permit and haul road damages agreement to Dakota Access on Tuesday.
Newton Main Street President receives Governor’s Volunteer Award Newton Main Street Board President Graham Sullivan was honored with the Governor’s Volunteer Award on Tuesday. Sullivan has served as president of Main Street since its inception in 2014. “I feel honored to be selected among everyone. We have a really good board and there are a lot of people that could be recognized,” Sullivan said. “I do put a lot of time and effort into Main Street but it’s because I enjoy it.” Sullivan was nominated for the award by Main Street Iowa’s state coordinator Michael Wagler. She received the award and recognition for her work at a ceremony on Tuesday morning at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill. “Graham has guided Newton Main Street from the start, doing the behind-the-scenes work that is not glamorous but absolutely crucial to an organization’s stability and success,” Newton
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By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News A rural Newton man was taken to Jasper County Jail on Friday after he allegedly pulled a gun on a woman and threatened to kill her and her son. Keith A. Line, 66, was charged with domestic abuse assault/display or use of a weapon after police said he pulled a handgun on a female family member at about 10 p.m. Friday at a home located in the 6000 block of Highway S74 South. Line A report states that a heated argument led to Line holding a “medium-sized, silver handgun” against the woman’s stomach. He threatened to go and kill the woman’s son first, then returning to kill her. The report says Line then pushed the woman into a kitchen and retreated back to another room. After Line was taken to jail on the aggravated-misdemeanor charge, he was released on Sunday after posting a $5,000 cash-orsurety bond. No court date information was available at presstime.
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